This first HD photo shows a statue called L'Art Romain, which in English translates to The Roman Art, and produced in stone this was placed on the wing of the former Palais du Louvre called the Aile Colbert.

How here you can see a close up of the Roman Art statue and the detailing that went into it, which was produced by Ferdinand Taluet who was born in Angers in 1821, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts under David d'Angers to become a French sculptor.

Ferdinand Taluet received numerous commissions for statues to adorn different churches and cathedrals including the Notre Dame de Paris, along with many busts and decorative elements for tourist attractions like the Hotel de Ville, the former Palais des Tuileries, Luxembourg Gardens and two for The Louvre.

Yet here you can see the location of L'art Romain statue position on the third level balustrade of the Aile Colbert, and when you are looking at this wing from the courtyard called the Cour Napoleon, you will see that it is positioned fourth from the left hand side of this facade.

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